A Little Dining Room

A Little Dining Room - Did you ever have a play house when you were growing up? I remember when my dad built one for me. I LOVED it. It was small and ...

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Did you ever have a play house when you were growing up?

I remember when my dad built one for me.

I LOVED it.
It was small and it charming and was my own little house.

I would say the theme was pretty much 'rustic' it was made out of plywood and 2x4's.

It had little fabric curtains on the windows and a little door - mostly to keep my brother out. ;)

I used to drag my toys up there to play and I remember sitting and looking up at that

peaked beamed ceiling (which was just the construction beams and nothing more)
and I admired it and loved it.
I guess it was probably the start of all of my house renovating and decorating obsessions.

:)

Now, I sometimes escape out to the little cottage on our property to 'play'.

I move things around, restyle the bookshelves

and even set a little table in the dining area on occasion.

The dining area out here is a small & simple area with just a couple chairs,

an old iron garden bench and old shabby french table

I love how quiet and simple it feels

I added just a few touches of Christmas out here...
and a fresh wreath from Lowes dotted with vintage ornaments was perfect.

Ohhhh.. and I was so excited that I found my absolute favorite flowers

at the grocery store this week.

Yes, Peonies are in the house!Whoo Whoo!!

The light was a little bit better with a break in the rain yesterday- pouring again now
so just a few photos today and I will share more with a Christmas Cottage tour soon.
For now, I need to read up on how to set the camera for Christmas lights (without the yellowing)
and dark rainy skies. It is supposed to be dumping rain all week here.

Hope your weekend is going great!
Happy Saturday!

Posted by
Courtney ~ French Country Cottage

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Hello Courtney. NO I never had a play house :-( Us city dwellers barely had yards ... hahahahaa. But I always wanted one. I still do....Your cottage is beautiful, can hardly wait for the Christmas tour. Cheers, GeePS.. my weekend is fab.. tweaking the Christmas decor I put up last weekend :-)

Simply beautiful Courtney!!!! I always wanted a play house but never had one, but my best friend had one and we would play in it for hours! What a wonderful memory!Hope you have a lovely Sunday.Sincerely,Melinda

I remember a simple plywood playhouse my dad built for me when I was a little girl in San Francisco. The window came down and a made table. Thanks for making me remember that today. This is a beautiful cottage. I love everything you do. Beautiful!Karen

Courtney, It was fun reading about how your dad built you a playhouse and that's where you first started decorating...my story is the same:) I would take my mom's Good Housekeeping magazines out to my playhouse and try to copy what I saw in them..that's for sure where it all started for me. Your cottage is so very pretty and I hope the rain let's up on ya.

So very pretty! When I was a little girl I wanted a play house in the backyard soooo badly. My next door neighbor had one and she NEVER played in it. I was too shy to ask if I could play in it and my parents would not have let me. But I fantasized about how I'd decorate it if it were mine way back then when I was like 6 or 7. I think maybe I asked once for one and was told no and never asked again. If I'd kept asking they would have built me one...but I thought it was just too big of a thing to ask for. I can see why you are enjoying your little cottage so much.

My weekend is going great thank you,I've done heaps of decorating and baking. I'm well ahead this year.Your little cottage would be so much fun and right in your own back yard too. It looks lovely all decorated for Christmas. xx

Your cottage is beautiful Courtney! Love your silver platters on the wall! Love hanging those too!And surrounded by your chalk board and wreath is pure elegance! Your tablescape looks amazing as always too! How lucky to find peonies at the market!Thanks for sharing and always inspiring! Have a wonderful day!xxAnne

You take such wonderful pictures. We have a similar story. I also had a play house built by my father. My love of tiny spaces started there. I started a blog about tiny spaces & my tiny house. It is my retreat / guest cottage and get away. It measures 8'x 18' on the inside. It is my menopause cave. When I decorate it, it feels like I am wrapped in a hug. I so understand your joy when you decorate your cottage. I wish you would come bring your wonderful decorating touch to my shabby chic tiny retreat. I adore your guest cottage. It is beautiful and I could live there happily forever.

What a precious little cottage, and wonderful place to go and play. I always wanted a playhouse too, but was never lucky enough to have one, so i had a box for a house, and would build little sofas and chairs to put in it. We started young, didn't we!? The peonies are such a treat, and i think alot of us would love to know what you figure out about photographing the christmas lights !